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The Superior Covenant: Privileges, Obligations, and Enduring Faith

Explore the significance of the Superior Covenant in the Book of Hebrews Lesson 7. Discover the privileges, obligations, and the need for enduring faith for believers as outlined in Hebrews 10:19-39. Gain insights on drawing near with faith, provoking love and good works, avoiding willful sin, and the consequences of covenant breaking. Understand the importance of perseverance, confidence, and living by faith as believers navigate their spiritual journey.

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The Superior Covenant: Privileges, Obligations, and Enduring Faith

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  2. THE SUPERIOR CHRIST THE SUPERIOR CHRIST & HIS COVENANT & HIS COVENANT VI VII I VIII II IX III X IV V Biblical Studies From The Book Of Hebrews

  3. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25 PRIVILEGES • We have “confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus” v. 19 • We have “a great High Priest over the house of God” v. 21

  4. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25 OBLIGATIONS • We must “draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith” v. 22 • We must “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering” v. 23

  5. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25 OBLIGATIONS • We must “consider how to stir up (provoke) each other to love and good works” v. 24

  6. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant Privileges & Obligations 10:19-25 • The incentive for us to “hold fast” is the faithfulness of God’s promises v. 23b • The practical way to “hold fast” is to assemble with fellow believers vv. 24-25 cp. Eccl 4:9-12 • We “provoke” or “stir up,” “encourage” each other • We must not “forsake” this duty

  7. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • “Willful sin” results when saints do not endure through faith v. 26 • If we so sin, what else can be done for us? cp. 6:4-6 • It is deliberate, “intentional” sin • It is rejection…not ignorance

  8. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • Guilty saints will not enjoy the “privileges” mentioned earlier cp. vv. 19-21 • Rather, they will receive “a certain terrifying expectation of judgment” v. 27 Isa 26:11 • This is most likely the “day” the author discussed in v. 25

  9. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • God’s fierce anger is directed at & justified against covenant breakers v. 28 • It was under Moses’ covenant cp. Deut 17:2-7 • A reminder from 2:1-3 • That being so, guilty saints today can expect “…a much severer punishment…” v. 29

  10. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • The author describes the guilty and their “willful sin” v. 29 • Those who have… • …“spurned, or trampled under foot the Son of God” • …“profaned, or regarded His blood as common” • …“outraged, or insulted the Spirit of grace”

  11. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • God’s judgment against such “willful sinners” is certain, guaranteed vv. 30-31 • He will have His revenge cp. Deut 32:35 • It would be terrifying to fall into His hands • Rather, being in the hands of God should be comforting cp. 2 Sam 24:10-14

  12. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • To emphasize things don’t have to turn out this way, the author reminds his readers of their past faithfulness vv. 32-34 • They had “…endured through sufferings” • Because of their own faithfulness publicly • Because of their associations with other believers

  13. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • To emphasize things don’t have to turn out this way, the author reminds his readers of their past faithfulness vv. 32-34 • Their endurance helped them “…joyfully accept the seizure of their own property”

  14. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • To emphasize things don’t have to turn out this way, the author reminds his readers of their past faithfulness vv. 32-34 • They accepted their loss because they had “a better possession, an abiding one” Mt 6:19-21 Col 3:1-2 Heb 11:13-16 Phil 3:18b-20

  15. Lesson 7 – The Superior Covenant The Need For Enduring Faith 10:26-39 • Therefore, saints must never “throw away our confidence” vv. 35-36 • It has a “great reward” • They “live by faith” vv. 37-38 cp. Hab 2:3-4 • They must not “shrink back to destruction” v. 39

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